Stirrup



(No Model.)

. Gr. P. BUNCE.

STIRRUP.

No. 260,158. Patented June 27, 1882.

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PATENT OEEICE.

GEORGE P. BUNOE, OF SHELBURN, INDIANA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 260,158, datedSTIRR'UP..

June 27, 1882.

Application filed Apn'l 28, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE I?. BUNGE, o t' Shelburn, in the county ofSullivan and State of Indiana, have invented certain newandusefullmprovements in Stirrups; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear,l

and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make andvuse the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved stirrup. Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on theline a", and Fig. 4 is a bottom plan.

Corresponding parts in the several tigures are denoted by like lettersof reference.

This invention relates to stirrups; and it consists in certainimprovements in the construction of the same, whereby a. light butstrong and serviceable article shall be produced, which shall alsoshield the legs of the rider from contact with the sides ot' the horse,as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particular-l y pointedout in theclaims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A represents an angular or L-shapedplate or brace, of iron or other suitable material, to the horizontalarnrot which, B, is secured a plate, O, which may be made of wood, andwhich forms the foot-rest of my improved stirrup.

`D is a shield, ot leather or other suitable material, secured along theinner side ot' the foot-rest O, passing around the front of the same,where it is not secured, and terminating at about the center ot' theouter edge of the foot-rest, where it is iirmly secured. Ihere is asmall opening, E, between the front end of the foot-rest and the shield,through which mud and dirt from the rider-s boot may escape.

'.Ihe shield D, which on theiuner side of the foot-rest is of sufficientheight to reach up under the saddle-Hap, and thus guard the leg of therider from contact with the side of the horse, tapers down, as shown, toa height not exceeding a few inches on the outer side of the foot'rest,where it merely serves as a guard for the foot of the rider. To retainit iu its proper position, a flat spring, F,.is secured to the outerside of the foot-rest by a screw, G, which also passes through the loweredge of the shield. The pressure of the spring F upon the shieldprevents the latter from breaking or wearing down.

To the inner side of the shield, adjoining the edges of the vertical armH ot' the angleplate A, are secured a pair of light and ilexi- 'ble butstrong wooden strips, I I, covered by a strip, J, of leather. The partsD, H, I, a-nd J are tirmly connected by means of rivets vK, or in anysuitable manner. The stirrup-strap L is -tirmly stitched or rivetedbetween the shield D, strip J, and the wooden strips I I.

By the construction herein described a very light, durable, and cheapstirrup is produced. The wooden stripsl serve to give strength andeXibilit-y to the device.

Havin g thus described my invention,I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent ot' the United States- 1. The combination, with theangle-plate A, foot-rest O, and shield D, of the spring F, arrangedsubstantially as described, to support the shield.

2. The combination, with the foot-rest O, of the shield D, attached, asdescribed, to its inner and outer edges, an opening, E, being leftbetween the shield and the toe ofthe foot-rest.

3. In a stirrup, the combination of the augle-plate A, foot-rest C,shield D, spring F, flexible' strips I, covering-strip J, andthe strapL, all arranged substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto axed mysignaturein presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE P. BUNCE.

Witnesses:

A. A. HOLMES, WM. T. CRAWFORD.

